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Merritt Island National Wildlife
Refuge was established in 1963, to
protect migratory birds through an
agreement with the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration,
as an overlay of John F. Kennedy Space
Center. The over 140,000 acres of
beaches and dunes, estuarine waters,
forested and non-forested wetlands,
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over 500 wildlife species and over 1,000
plant species, including a variety of
waterfowl, shorebirds, and neotropical
migratory birds.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron
Hight, Refuge Manager, or Cheri
Ehrhardt, Natural Resource Planner, at
321/861–0667.
Authority: This notice is published under
the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge
System Improvement Act of 1997, Public
Law 105–57.
Dated: August 9, 2006.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Acting Regional Director.
Editorial Note: This document was
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Register on December 21, 2006.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Receipt of Applications for
Endangered Species Permits
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Notice.
ACTION:
The public is invited to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species.
DATES: We must receive written data or
comments on these applications at the
address given below, by January 26,
2007.
SUMMARY:
Documents and other
information submitted with these
applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act and Freedom of Information
Act, by any party who submits a written
request for a copy of such documents to
the following office within 30 days of
the date of publication of this notice:
Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century
Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia
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30345 (Attn: Victoria Davis, Permit
Biologist).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Victoria Davis, telephone 404/679–4176;
facsimile 404/679–7081.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
public is invited to comment on the
following applications for permits to
conduct certain activities with
endangered and threatened species.
This notice is provided under section
10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.). If you wish to comment, you may
submit comments by any one of the
following methods. You may mail
comments to the Fish and Wildlife
Service’s Regional Office (see
ADDRESSES section) or via electronic
mail (e-mail) to victoria_davis@fws.gov.
Please include your name and return
address in your e-mail message. If you
do not receive a confirmation from the
Fish and Wildlife Service that we have
received your e-mail message, contact
us directly at the telephone number
listed above (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section). Finally,
you may hand deliver comments to the
Fish and Wildlife Service office listed
above (see ADDRESSES section).
Our practice is to make comments,
including names and home addresses of
respondents, available for public review
during regular business hours.
Individual respondents may request that
we withhold their home address from
the administrative record. We will
honor such requests to the extent
allowable by law. There may also be
other circumstances in which we would
withhold from the administrative record
a respondent’s identity, as allowable by
law. If you wish us to withhold your
name and address, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
comments. However, we will not
consider anonymous comments. We
will make all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
Applicant: Joanne M. Potts,
University of Saint Andrews, Saint
Andrews, Fife, Scotland, TE139405–0.
The applicant requests authorization
to take (capture, radio tag/collar,
examine, measure, release, recapture)
the Key Largo woodrat (Neotoma
floridana smalli) and Key Largo cotton
mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus
allapaticola) while developing efficient
and reliable methods for long-term
monitoring of the Key Largo woodrat’s
population size. Although the Key Largo
cotton mouse is not the target species,
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it may be incidentally captured. The
proposed activities would occur on the
Crocodile Lakes National Wildlife
Refuge (Monroe County, Florida) and
the Key Largo Hammocks Botanical
Reserve (Dade County, Florida).
Applicant: FTN Associates, Ltd.,
Dennis E. Ford, Little Rock, Arkansas,
TE139474–0.
The applicant requests authorization
to take (capture, identify, release) the
American burying beetle (Nicrophorus
americanus) while conducting long-term
monitoring of the population at the Fort
Chaffee Maneuver Training Center in
Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian
Counties, Arkansas.
Applicant: Steven Bradford Cook,
Cookeville, Tennessee, TE140151–0.
The applicant requests authorization
to take (capture, temporarily hold,
release) the Nashville crayfish
(Orconectes shoupi) while developing a
macro and micro habitat model. The
proposed activities would occur in the
Mill Creek Watershed, Davidson and
Williamson Counties, Tennessee.
Dated: December 1, 2006.
Cynthia Dohner,
Acting Regional Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Receipt of an Application for an
Incidental Take Permit for
Construction of a Single-Family Home
in Charlotte County, FL
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Carmen and John Wilson
(Applicants) request an incidental take
permit (ITP) for a duration of one year,
pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act). The Applicants
anticipate removal of about 0.23 acre of
Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma
coerulescens) (scrub-jay) foraging,
sheltering, and possibly nesting habitat,
incidental to lot preparation for the
construction of a single-family home
and supporting infrastructure in
Charlotte County, Florida (Project). The
Applicants’ Habitat Conservation Plan
(HCP) describes the mitigation and
minimization measures proposed to
address the effects of the Project to the
scrub-jay. These measures are outlined
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section below.
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Written comments on the ITP
application and HCP should be sent to
the Service’s Regional Office (see
ADDRESSES) and should be received on
or before January 26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review
the application and HCP may obtain a
copy by writing the Service’s Southeast
Regional Office, 1875 Century
Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia
30345 (Attn: Endangered Species
Permits), or the Service’s South Florida
Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 20th
Street, Vero Beach, Florida 32960–3559.
Please reference permit number
TE118198–0 in such requests.
Documents will also be available for
public inspection by appointment
during normal business hours at the
Southeast Regional Office or the South
Florida Ecological Services Field Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David Dell, Regional HCP Coordinator,
(see ADDRESSES above), telephone: 404/
679–7313, facsimile: 404/679–7081; or
Elizabeth Landrum, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, South Florida Ecological
Services Field Office, Vero Beach,
Florida (see ADDRESSES above),
telephone: 772/562–3909, ext. 304,
facsimile: 772/562/4288.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you
wish to comment, you may submit
comments by any one of several
methods. Please reference permit
number TE118198–0 in such comments.
You may mail comments to the
Service’s Southeast Regional Office (see
ADDRESSES). You may also comment via
the internet to david_dell@fws.gov.
Please include your name and return
address in your internet message. If you
do not receive a confirmation from us
that we have received your internet
message, contact us directly at either
telephone number listed above (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Finally,
you may hand-deliver comments to
either Service office listed above (see
ADDRESSES). Our practice is to make
comments, including names and home
addresses of respondents, available for
public review during regular business
hours. Individual respondents may
request that we withhold their home
addresses from the administrative
record. We will honor such requests to
the extent allowable by law. There may
also be other circumstances in which we
would withhold from the administrative
record a respondent’s identity, as
allowable by law. If you wish us to
withhold your name and address, you
must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comments. We will
not, however, consider anonymous
comments. We will make all
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submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
The Florida scrub-jay is
geographically isolated from other
species of scrub-jays found in Mexico
and the western United States. The
scrub-jay is found exclusively in
peninsular Florida and is restricted to
xeric uplands (predominately in oakdominated scrub). Increasing urban and
agricultural development has resulted in
habitat loss and fragmentation, which
has adversely affected the distribution
and numbers of scrub-jays. The total
estimated population is between 7,000
and 11,000 individuals.
Recent surveys by environmental
consultants documented the presence of
scrub-jays using the Applicants’
property in Port Charlotte, Florida
(Harbor Heights Subdivision). It was
determined that one scrub-jay family,
currently consisting of two adult birds,
likely use the property as a portion of
their territory. The scrub-jays using the
subject residential lot and adjacent
properties are part of a larger complex
of scrub-jays located in a matrix of
urban and natural settings in Charlotte
County.
Since the Applicants’ residential lot
falls within a known scrub-jay territory,
it likely provides a portion of the
foraging, sheltering and possibly nesting
habitat needs for one scrub-jay family.
Construction of the proposed Project
may result in harm to scrub-jays,
incidental to the carrying out of
otherwise lawful activities. The
destruction of 0.23 acre of habitat
associated with the proposed residential
construction may result in the take of
one family of scrub-jays by reducing the
amount of available habitat within their
territory.
The Applicants propose to minimize
impacts to the scrub-jay by conducting
land clearing activities outside of the
nesting season (March 1 through June
30). In addition, the Applicants would
landscape only with native scrub oaks
and other native scrub vegetation, and
would avoid planting tall growing trees
that could serve as perches for scrub-jay
predators. The Applicants would not
keep and would try to prevent freeroaming cats from residing on the
property as these may prey upon young
scrub-jays. The Applicants propose to
mitigate the take of scrub-jays through
contribution of $12,190 to an approved
scrub-jay conservation fund. Funds in
this account would be earmarked for use
in the conservation and recovery of
scrub-jays, including habitat
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acquisition, restoration, and
management.
The Service has determined that the
Applicants’ proposal, including the
proposed mitigation and minimization
measures, would individually and
cumulatively have a minor or negligible
effect on the species covered in the
HCP. Therefore, the ITP is a ‘‘loweffect’’ project and would qualify as a
categorical exclusion under the National
Environmental Policy Act, as provided
by the Department of Interior Manual
(516 DM 2, Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6,
Appendix 1). This preliminary
information may be revised based on
our review of public comments that we
receive in response to this notice. Loweffect HCPs are those involving: (1)
Minor or negligible effects on federally
listed or candidate species and their
habitats, and (2) minor or negligible
effects on other environmental values or
resources.
The Service will evaluate the HCP
and comments submitted thereon to
determine whether the application
meets the requirements of section
10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. If it is determined
that those requirements are met, the ITP
would be issued for incidental take of
the Florida scrub-jay. The Service will
also evaluate whether issuance of the
section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with
section 7 of the Act by conducting an
intra-Service section 7 consultation. The
results of this consultation, in
combination with the above findings,
will be used in the final analysis to
determine whether or not to issue an
ITP. This notice is provided pursuant to
section 10 of the Act and National
Environmental Policy Act regulations
(40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: November 9, 2006.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. E6–22127 Filed 12–26–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Receipt of an Application for an
Incidental Take Permit for
Construction of Four Multi-family
Residences in Charlotte County,
Florida
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Results Builders, Inc.
(Applicant) requests an incidental take
permit (ITP) for a duration of two years,
pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for
Construction of a Single-Family Home in Charlotte County, FL
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Carmen and John Wilson (Applicants) request an incidental take
permit (ITP) for a duration of one year, pursuant to section
10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
The Applicants anticipate removal of about 0.23 acre of Florida scrub-
jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) (scrub-jay) foraging, sheltering, and
possibly nesting habitat, incidental to lot preparation for the
construction of a single-family home and supporting infrastructure in
Charlotte County, Florida (Project). The Applicants' Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP) describes the mitigation and minimization
measures proposed to address the effects of the Project to the scrub-
jay. These measures are outlined in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section below.
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DATES: Written comments on the ITP application and HCP should be sent
to the Service's Regional Office (see ADDRESSES) and should be received
on or before January 26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review the application and HCP may obtain
a copy by writing the Service's Southeast Regional Office, 1875 Century
Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30345 (Attn: Endangered Species
Permits), or the Service's South Florida Ecological Services Field
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach,
Florida 32960-3559. Please reference permit number TE118198-0 in such
requests. Documents will also be available for public inspection by
appointment during normal business hours at the Southeast Regional
Office or the South Florida Ecological Services Field Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Dell, Regional HCP
Coordinator, (see ADDRESSES above), telephone: 404/679-7313, facsimile:
404/679-7081; or Elizabeth Landrum, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, South
Florida Ecological Services Field Office, Vero Beach, Florida (see
ADDRESSES above), telephone: 772/562-3909, ext. 304, facsimile: 772/
562/4288.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to comment, you may submit
comments by any one of several methods. Please reference permit number
TE118198-0 in such comments. You may mail comments to the Service's
Southeast Regional Office (see ADDRESSES). You may also comment via the
internet to david_dell@fws.gov. Please include your name and return
address in your internet message. If you do not receive a confirmation
from us that we have received your internet message, contact us
directly at either telephone number listed above (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT). Finally, you may hand-deliver comments to either
Service office listed above (see ADDRESSES). Our practice is to make
comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available
for public review during regular business hours. Individual respondents
may request that we withhold their home addresses from the
administrative record. We will honor such requests to the extent
allowable by law. There may also be other circumstances in which we
would withhold from the administrative record a respondent's identity,
as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and address,
you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comments. We
will not, however, consider anonymous comments. We will make all
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations
or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety.
The Florida scrub-jay is geographically isolated from other species
of scrub-jays found in Mexico and the western United States. The scrub-
jay is found exclusively in peninsular Florida and is restricted to
xeric uplands (predominately in oak-dominated scrub). Increasing urban
and agricultural development has resulted in habitat loss and
fragmentation, which has adversely affected the distribution and
numbers of scrub-jays. The total estimated population is between 7,000
and 11,000 individuals.
Recent surveys by environmental consultants documented the presence
of scrub-jays using the Applicants' property in Port Charlotte, Florida
(Harbor Heights Subdivision). It was determined that one scrub-jay
family, currently consisting of two adult birds, likely use the
property as a portion of their territory. The scrub-jays using the
subject residential lot and adjacent properties are part of a larger
complex of scrub-jays located in a matrix of urban and natural settings
in Charlotte County.
Since the Applicants' residential lot falls within a known scrub-
jay territory, it likely provides a portion of the foraging, sheltering
and possibly nesting habitat needs for one scrub-jay family.
Construction of the proposed Project may result in harm to scrub-jays,
incidental to the carrying out of otherwise lawful activities. The
destruction of 0.23 acre of habitat associated with the proposed
residential construction may result in the take of one family of scrub-
jays by reducing the amount of available habitat within their
territory.
The Applicants propose to minimize impacts to the scrub-jay by
conducting land clearing activities outside of the nesting season
(March 1 through June 30). In addition, the Applicants would landscape
only with native scrub oaks and other native scrub vegetation, and
would avoid planting tall growing trees that could serve as perches for
scrub-jay predators. The Applicants would not keep and would try to
prevent free-roaming cats from residing on the property as these may
prey upon young scrub-jays. The Applicants propose to mitigate the take
of scrub-jays through contribution of $12,190 to an approved scrub-jay
conservation fund. Funds in this account would be earmarked for use in
the conservation and recovery of scrub-jays, including habitat
acquisition, restoration, and management.
The Service has determined that the Applicants' proposal, including
the proposed mitigation and minimization measures, would individually
and cumulatively have a minor or negligible effect on the species
covered in the HCP. Therefore, the ITP is a ``low-effect'' project and
would qualify as a categorical exclusion under the National
Environmental Policy Act, as provided by the Department of Interior
Manual (516 DM 2, Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6, Appendix 1). This
preliminary information may be revised based on our review of public
comments that we receive in response to this notice. Low-effect HCPs
are those involving: (1) Minor or negligible effects on federally
listed or candidate species and their habitats, and (2) minor or
negligible effects on other environmental values or resources.
The Service will evaluate the HCP and comments submitted thereon to
determine whether the application meets the requirements of section
10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. If it is determined that those requirements are
met, the ITP would be issued for incidental take of the Florida scrub-
jay. The Service will also evaluate whether issuance of the section
10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with section 7 of the Act by conducting an
intra-Service section 7 consultation. The results of this consultation,
in combination with the above findings, will be used in the final
analysis to determine whether or not to issue an ITP. This notice is
provided pursuant to section 10 of the Act and National Environmental
Policy Act regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: November 9, 2006.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. E6-22127 Filed 12-26-06; 8:45 am]
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